Hammer



M.- BASTA;

HAMMER. APPLICATION EILED MAR. 27. 19H.

Patented May 27, 1919.

I Wifnemrm:

' CLCL 4 is A Rom MILE BASTA, OF GARY, INDIANA.

HAMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2'7, 1919.-

Application filed March 27, 1917. Serial No. 157,617.

' city of Gary, county of Lake, and State of Indiana, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hammers, of which the followingis a specification.

invention relates to improvements in hammers and has for its object theproduction of a tool of this character which will be of durable andeconomical construction and highly eflicient in use. Other objects willappear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a partially sectional side elevation of a hammer embodyingthe invention, and 4 Fig. 2 1s a section taken on line of Fi 1. Thepreferred form. of construction as illustrated in the drawings comprisesa head 3 formed of metal and in which is provided an opening 4 extendingentirely there through.

To the head 3 is attached an elongated handle 5 of cast metal, aluminumbeing preferably used. In the connection of the parts 3 and 5, thehandle is cast or poured right into the opening 4. In order to efi'ectan absolutely rigid connection between said parts, the opening 4 is offorwardly divergent form, the metal of handle 5, in being oured intosaid opening, of course flowing into the same form as said opening, thusresulting in an absolutely rigid connection between the parts.

Formed in the rearward end of handle 5 is an elongated longitudinallyextending I recess 6 the outer end of which is closed'by a removableclosure 7 which is threaded into the rearward end of the handle.

Said closure 7 is provided with an exteriorly positioned knurled head asseen so as to permit of readyrapplication or removal of the closure.

The recess 6 is adapted to accommodate counter-balance members 8 wherebythe tool may be nicely balancedto suit the tastes of the user, it beingclear that the balance of a tool, and particularly a hammer, variesgreatly with difi'erent individuals- The counter-balance members 8 maybe in the nature of center punches, dies and the like which areordinarily used in connection with 80 a hammer, and where this is thecase, the recess 6 in addition to serving the function of a receptaclefor counter-balance members, serves also as a receptacle for toolsfrequently used in connection with a hammer.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to-be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent is:

A tool of the class described comprising a head have a forwardlydiverging opemng extending therethrough; and a metallic onepiece handlehaving its forward end cast into and completely filling! said opening,whereby said head and handle are securely locked togethersubstantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspecification in thepresence of two subscribing witnessm.

MILE BASTA'. Witnesses: Y

MILAN DIvn), LOUIS LODROR.

